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Oak Hill Capital Partners names Jeff Epstein senior advisor for technology

Oak Hill Capital Partners has appointed Jeff Epstein as senior advisor. Epstein, who was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle, will advise on existing and prospective private equity investments, with a focus on the technology industry. Bob Morse, a Partner at Oak Hill Capital, says:

Brown to head acquisition finance at LLoyds Bank Corporate Markets

Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Acquisition Finance, a provider of leveraged debt to support private equity-backed transactions, has promoted former Head of European Origination, Ian Brown, to lead the division. Having joined Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Acquisition Finance as a Managing Director in 2006 following 13 years at UBS, Brown established

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Michael Madia joins RREEF Infrastructure Americas as operating partner

Michael Madia has joined RREEF Infrastructure, the infrastructure investment business of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division, as a Director and Operating Partner in New York. He is responsible for helping to identify investment opportunities and optimise the performance of energy infrastructure portfolio assets in North America. Madia is based in

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Fireman Capital Partners names Alison Kennedy as director of investor relations

Fireman Capital Partners, a consumer-focused buyout and growth equity firm, has named Alison Kennedy as Director of Investor Relations. Kennedy has an extensive and proven track record in institutional business development, marketing, client service and portfolio management. She most recently served as Vice President, Investor Relations and Business Development at

Board appointment for Ipes technology chief

Fund administration firm Ipes Guernsey has appointed Tim Andrews (pictured) to its Board with a corresponding promotion to Director of Development. A qualified accountant, Tim joined Ipes in 2007 with a mandate to differentiate the firm through the use of technology. Michel Davy, Managing Director for Ipes Guernsey, says: “Systems

Leon Kraig joins IGNIA as General Partner and Managing Director

Leon Kraig will join venture capital firm IGNIA as General Partner and Managing Director. Kraig leaves behind a career of 25 years at Mars, a USD30 billion private company, where he started as R&D Manager and ended up as Regional President for Petcare for Latin America. "In the wake of

Martin Schnaier, corporate and institutional services director, Sanne Group

Sanne moves to new London office

Sanne Group has recently moved to new offices in London, which will now be led by corporate and institutional services director, Martin Schnaier (pictured). Schnaier has joined Sanne Group from Babson Capital where he was finance director with responsibility for the firm’s mezzanine and private equity business. He has over

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SRS appoints Amanda Jackson as Director of Business Development for north east USA

Shareholder Representative Services (SRS), has appointed of Amanda Jackson as Director of Business Development for north east USA. Jackson, who is based in Boston, will closely manage SRS’ relationships with the M&A community, including private equity and venture capital clients, M&A attorneys, investment bankers, and management teams that are selling

K&L Gates makes Lucky choice for Spokane corporate partner

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Christian M Lucky as a corporate partner in its Spokane office. Lucky joins K&L Gates from Stoel Rives LLP. A corporate transactional lawyer with a wide-ranging practice, Lucky has experience in such areas as corporation and project finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities

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